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MS13

A member of El Salvador's armed forces stops a man on a motorcycle.
Posted inNews El Salvador

El Salvador Frees ‘Terrorist’ Johana Flores

by Roberto Valencia 28 Nov 202331 Jul 2024
David Campbell is handed over to Honduras authorities. Source: El Heraldo Honduras
Posted inNews

Trial in Honduras Puts Spotlight on MS13 Drug Trafficking

by Maria Luisa Valencia 16 Nov 202316 Nov 2023
Detained MS13 leader Élmer Canales Rivera, alias “Crook,”
Posted inNews MS13

Capture of MS13 Leader Exposes US-El Salvador Rift

Steven Dudley by Steven Dudley 9 Nov 202310 Nov 2023
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Posted inNews El Salvador

Portrait of a ‘Terrorist’ in El Salvador

by Roberto Valencia 23 Oct 202331 Jul 2024
Salvadoran security forces whitewashing a wall.
Posted inNews Barrio 18

El Salvador Police Reports Contradict Bukele’s Triumphalism

by Roberto Valencia 22 Sep 202331 Jul 2024
Posted inNews El Salvador

How El Salvador’s Police Creates, Uses Its Gang Database

by Roberto Valencia 22 Sep 202331 Jul 2024
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The Timebomb That Exploded Twice: Behind the Massacres in Honduras’ Women’s Prison

Soldiers march in file as El Salvador's President Bukele announced a military mobilization to Cabañas.
Posted inNews El Salvador

El Salvador Escalates Gang Crackdown With New Measures 

by Gavin Voss 4 Aug 202331 Jul 2024
Military police patrol a prison in Honduras.
Posted inNews Honduras

Honduras Anti-Gang Crackdown Targets Only One Source of Violence 

by Sean Doherty 28 Jun 202331 Jul 2024
El Barney shown on a most wanted poster.
Posted inNews El Salvador

Acquittal of Top MS13 Leader Weakens El Salvador’s Anti-Gang Rhetoric 

by Gavin Voss 20 Jun 202331 Jul 2024
Posted inNews Honduras

Honduras Makes Few Advances Against Crime During 6-Month State of Exception

by Helen Montoya 5 Jun 202331 Jul 2024
Mula collage, MS13 leader.
Posted inNews MS13

‘Mula’: The Bridge Between MS13 and Mexican Mafia in Tijuana, Mexico

by Carlos Garcia 23 Mar 202313 Oct 2023

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